American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis)
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Other arachnidsIn Hamilton County, Ohio

American Dog Tick

Dermacentor variabilis Say, 1821

American Dog Tick in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Ixodida
Family
Ixodidae
Genus
Dermacentor
Near Hamilton County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 3 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (23)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (53)
  • Recorded, season not shown (9)
  • Season shown (3)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
American Dog Tick by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens County41 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County48 · Season shown
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yet
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County53 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County41 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yet
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lake County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County32 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County25 · Season shown
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yet
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Summit County64 · Season shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Hamilton County

Late March to mid-May, middle week early May

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks. A later season is not shown: only 18 records, too few.

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Recording in Hamilton County · records of all species each week, 87,019 in all

Records per week from 41 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of American Dog Tick in Hamilton County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of American Dog TickYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000392
Jan 11–1700344
Jan 18–2400312
Jan 25–3100206
Feb 1–700357
Feb 8–1400383
Feb 15–2100366
Feb 22–2800391
Mar 1–700551
Mar 8–1400523
Mar 15–2100750
Mar 22–28001,012
Mar 29 – Apr 4221,535
Apr 5–11221,960
Apr 12–18112,492
Apr 19–25112,403
Apr 26 – May 2443,783
May 3–9653,307
May 10–16312,059
May 17–23332,153
May 24–30112,390
May 31 – Jun 6002,648
Jun 7–13322,715
Jun 14–20222,695
Jun 21–27112,714
Jun 28 – Jul 4003,220
Jul 5–11312,980
Jul 12–18423,031
Jul 19–25222,961
Jul 26 – Aug 1112,795
Aug 2–8112,884
Aug 9–15112,696
Aug 16–22002,535
Aug 23–29002,536
Aug 30 – Sep 5002,606
Sep 6–12002,980
Sep 13–19002,959
Sep 20–26002,313
Sep 27 – Oct 3002,122
Oct 4–10001,828
Oct 11–17001,793
Oct 18–24001,338
Oct 25–31001,023
Nov 1–700676
Nov 8–1400593
Nov 15–2100384
Nov 22–2800496
Nov 29 – Dec 500356
Dec 6–1200478
Dec 13–1900285
Dec 20–2600322
Dec 27 – Jan 200388

In Ohio

Mid-April to late July, middle week May 24–30

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 918 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 509 dates. Latest record: September 2025.

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Records of American Dog Tick in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of American Dog TickYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–211112,620
Mar 22–282213,949
Mar 29 – Apr 414419,661
Apr 5–1111626,860
Apr 12–1838739,925
Apr 19–2550841,623
Apr 26 – May 281956,391
May 3–998952,952
May 10–1673953,785
May 17–2388957,698
May 24–3057954,651
May 31 – Jun 650853,099
Jun 7–1355953,700
Jun 14–2041856,625
Jun 21–2742955,361
Jun 28 – Jul 437858,477
Jul 5–1146761,336
Jul 12–1835864,722
Jul 19–2537769,753
Jul 26 – Aug 122759,416
Aug 2–815559,712
Aug 9–1510455,994
Aug 16–224454,328
Aug 23–294351,772
Aug 30 – Sep 52257,167
Sep 6–122259,075
Sep 13–190054,543
Sep 20–261145,860
Sep 27 – Oct 30043,180
Oct 4–101137,841
Oct 11–171130,824
Oct 18–240021,156
Oct 25–310019,021
Nov 1–70014,172
Nov 8–140012,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Eastern Black-legged Tick Ixodes scapularisOften confused in Ohio: 20 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Gulf Coast Tick Amblyomma maculatum305 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Lone Star Tick Amblyomma americanum229 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: no record
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in November to February, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed59%49%
Farmland22%11%
Forest15%31%
Wetland4%5%
Grassland and shrub0.6%0.9%
Barren0.2%0.6%
Open water0.2%3%

From 477 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

918 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.